Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 6:61

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 6:61 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 6:61. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the verse explains that God made sure that the sons of Kohath, who were priests, received their own special towns from part of the land of Manasseh. This was like a big gift to make sure they had a place to live and work.

1 Chronicles 6:61: And unto the sons of Kohath, [which were] left of the family of that tribe, [were cities given] out of the half tribe, [namely, out of] the half [tribe] of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.

Contradiction with Numbers 35:2

This verse explains that Moses was commanded to allocate 48 cities to the Levites, differing from the specific cities in 1 Chronicles 6:61.

Numbers 35:2: Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give [also] unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

Contradiction with Joshua 21:5

This verse lists cities assigned to the Kohathites which might not align with the specifics noted in 1 Chronicles 6:61 regarding the allotment to the tribes.

Joshua 21:5: And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
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